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1 person dead after 2 cars collide on Highway 401 near Highway 400

One person was killed after an early morning crash on Highway 401 Thursday, Sept. 29, 2016. Jason Scott / Global News

TORONTO — One person is dead after a car crashed into the back of another on the Highway 401 westbound express lanes just west of Keele Street.

Ontario Provincial Police said it happened around 12:30 a.m. Thursday.

One person was killed after an early morning crash on Highway 401 Thursday, Sept. 29, 2016. Jason Scott / Global News

One woman was pronounced dead at the scene. Another person was taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

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All westbound lanes were closed from Avenue Road for several hours but have since reopened.

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Guelph crash injures four

Four people are injured after an SUV and a cargo truck collided on Highway 401 near Highway 6. Jason Scott / Global News

A few hours later, four people were also injured in a separate collision between an SUV and a truck on Highway 401 in Guelph, Ont. around 3:30 a.m.

Three people were trapped for more than an hour and were taken to hospital with serious injuries.

A fourth person was thrown from the vehicle and was also injured.

Two right lanes are closed on Highway 401 near Highway 6.

With files from The Canadian Press

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